Catching a tumor in a spider’s web
Credit: VIB-Ine Dehandschutter After a decade of research, the Belgian Switch Laboratory (VIB/KU Leuven) has revealed a new designer molecule that inhibits a well-validated cancer...
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Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics
Credit: Imogen Napper/Plymouth University Public awareness regarding the presence of microbeads within personal care products is lacking in some areas but there are strong indications...
With a little help from my friend
Credit: Roman Wittig, Taï Chimpanzee Project In humans and other social animals stress is associated with poor health and high mortality. These negative effects can...
World’s smallest magnifying glass makes it possible to see chemical bonds between atoms
Credit: credit: NanoPhotonics Cambridge/Bart deNijs For centuries, scientists believed that light, like all waves, couldn't be focused down smaller than its wavelength, just under a...
Preservation of monuments: Pinpointed repair reduces costs
Credit: Photo: IONYS/KIT The Waldbahn railway line near Welzheim is one of the most beautiful railway lines in South Germany and listed as a monument....
First random laser made of paper-based ceramics
Credit: Photo: Institute for Complex Systems /Rome Working with physicists from the University of Rome, a team led by Professor Cordt Zollfrank from the Technical...
Researchers discover new material to improve de-icing
Credit: Cullen College of Engineering Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're flying into bad weather or too close to power transmission lines during a...
The Exascale Computing Project awards $34 million for software development
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2016 - The Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) today announced the selection of 35 software development proposals representing...
IUPUI maps genome of black blow fly; may benefit human health, advance pest management
Credit: Charity Owings, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers at the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapoli..
American Indian engineers present inaugural award to Sandia diversity specialist
Credit: Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Introducing the first recipient of the Blazing Flame Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) requires...
Artificial-intelligence system surfs web to improve its performance
Of the vast wealth of information unlocked by the Internet, most is plain text. The data necessary to answer myriad questions -- about, say, the...
Plant-species hotspot maps identify priority conservation areas of tropical Africa
Credit: Jan Wieringa, Naturalis Biodiversity Center Identifying critical areas for global biodiversity is an important step when prioritising areas for conservation, and generating biodiversity hot..
‘Exceptional’ nanosensor architecture based on exceptional points
Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Researchers from the University of California San Diego have developed a novel design for a compact, ultra-sensitive...
RIT professor images David Livingstone diaries, gives talks in UK
Credit: Livingstone Spectral Imaging project Multispectral imaging technology continues to recover new insights from the field diaries of 19th-century explorer David Livingstone. A team of...
UCR researchers discover new method to dissipate heat in electronic devices
Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Controlling the flow of heat through semiconductor materials is an important challenge in developing smaller and faster computer chips,...
